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Kitty Empire is The Observer's pop critic and on-off music and arts blogger for guardian.co.uk. She has written for NME and a range of other publications. She occasionally crops up on Radio 4, BBC 6Music, and has appeared on BBC2's The Culture Show and Newsnight Review

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  • 3 out of 5
    27 Oct 2013: With his gritty songs and Oasis-like swagger, teenage troubadour Jake Bugg is the fresh new face of Brit rock, writes Kitty Empire
  • 4 out of 5
    27 Oct 2013: David Bowie leads Montreal's raggle-taggle rockers to the dark side of the dancefloor, writes Kitty Empire
  • 3 out of 5
    27 Oct 2013: The Texan math-rockers' fifth album finds them switching between genres with winning virtuosity, writes Kitty Empire
  • 26 Oct 2013: Bob Stanley's compendious account of the history of pop is packed full of enthusiasm, erudition and emotion, writes Kitty Empire
  • 3 out of 5
    20 Oct 2013: Katy Perry gets confessional on that difficult post-divorce third album, writes Kitty Empire
  • 2 out of 5
    Iggy Azalea Performs At Supperclub In London 20 Oct 2013: Stripped of her video humour, live Iggy Azalea is reduced to posturing and smut, writes Kitty Empire
  • 20 Oct 2013:

    The first tome in Mark Lewisohn's Beatles history examines the early days in exquisite, almost obsessive detail,writes Kitty Empire

  • 3 out of 5
    20 Oct 2013:

    Omar Suleyman's collaboration with Kieran "Four Tet" Hebden shows the Syrian singer at his frenzied best, writes Kitty Empire

  • 3 out of 5
    Icona Pop, live 13 Oct 2013:

    With their innocent, sisterly hedonism, Swedish pair Icona Pop are a true tonic, writes Kitty Empire

  • 3 out of 5
    13 Oct 2013: Paul McCartney's latest solo venture inevitably harks back to the Beatles at times, but that's no reason not to like it, writes Kitty Empire
  • 3 out of 5
    13 Oct 2013: John Newman's revival pop is more about reinterpretation than reinvention, but there are winners on this album, writes Kitty Empire
  • Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball 7 Oct 2013:

    Kitty Empire, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Alex Macpherson, VV Brown, Bim Adewunmi and Jane Martinson: After Miley Cyrus's spat with Sinead O'Connor, a selection of experts dissect the pop industry and the sexualisation of women

  • 3 out of 5
    6 Oct 2013: Nicolas Jaar's collaboration with Dave Harrington blends deep digital music with electric guitars to winning effect, writes Kitty Empire
  • 3 out of 5
    5 Oct 2013:

    Solo, Jay Z is short of the sparkle seen in his 2011 live shows with Kanye West, writes Kitty Empire

  • 2 out of 5
    miley cyrus 4 Oct 2013:

    Miley Cyrus's attempts to shock would be more effective if she had songs to back up the posturing, writes Kitty Empire

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